CVE-2026-21280 json
Illustrator | Untrusted Search Path (CWE-426)
published 9mo ago modified 2mo ago also EUVD-2026-2061
- cvss
- 8.6
- version 3.1, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.3%
- EPSS 0.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 17%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
Illustrator versions 29.8.3, 30.0 and earlier are affected by an Untrusted Search Path vulnerability that could result in arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user. If the application uses a search path to locate critical resources such as programs, an attacker could modify that search path to point to a malicious program, which the targeted application would then execute. Exploitation of this issue requires user interaction in that a victim must open a malicious file and scope is changed.
Patch / fix
- Adobe Illustrator Desktop 2026 30.1
- Adobe Illustrator Desktop 2025 29.8.4
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- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- total
- Assessed
- 9mo ago
Exploit prediction
0.26% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 17% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 3.1 | 8.6 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H |
Affected products
- Adobe Illustrator Desktop 2026
- Adobe Illustrator Desktop 2025
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-426 Untrusted Search Path
References
-
helpx.adobe.com
/security/products/illustrator/apsb26-03.html
vendor-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2026-21280
- NVD CVE-2026-21280
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